Katy Hadduck finding life after breast cancer

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KAREN QUINCY LOBERG/THE STAR Emily Ietaka (from left) is out strolling her 4-week-old daughter Naomi Ietaka, slightly younger than Aubrey Rose Hadduck being held by her grandmother Katy Hadduck while Julie Hadduck, the mother of Aubrey Rose, enjoys the neighborly baby connection in the Lake Balboa area of Van Nuys on September 10.

KAREN QUINCY LOBERG/THE STAR Katy Hadduck, of Simi Valley, says that when diagnosed with breast cancer, one of her thoughts was that she would never live to become a grandmother, but two years and several aggressive treatments later, she holds her infant grandchild, Aubrey Rose Hadduck, at the home of their son Tyson and his wife Julie in Van Nuys, CA.

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KAREN QUINCY LOBERG/THE STAR Katy Hadduck, of Simi Valley, embraces her first grandchild, Aubrey Rose Hadduck, at the home of her son Tyson Hadduck and his wife Julie in Van Nuys shortly after what should be her second-to-last reconstructive surgery for breast cancer. Two years ago Katy Hadduck discovered a lump in her breast followed by aggressive treatments, a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery for breast cancer. Hadduck thought he might never live to be a grandmother when the diagnosis first came in.

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KAREN QUINCY LOBERG/THE STAR Katy Hadduck, in a pre-op appointment in March at Los Robles Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, asks her surgeon, Dr. James Watson, if he will be able to do anything to improve the mobility in her left side where radiation burns have rendered her stiff and scarred.

KAREN QUINCY LOBERG/THE STAR Debra Edwards, R.N. (left), prepares paperwork while Katy Hadduck shares pictures of her infant grandchild, Aubrey Rose Hadduck, at Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital on August 29, 2013, the day that she has what should be her second-to-last reconstructive surgery after two years of dealing with breast cancer.

KAREN QUINCY LOBERG/THE STAR Dr. James Watson takes a marker to the nearly reconstructed breasts and torso of Katy Hadduck at Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital on August 29, 2013. Watson transferred the topical layers of her abdomen four months prior to create the appearance of new breasts. This day should be her second-to-last reconstructive surgery after two years of dealing with breast cancer. Watson says he hopes to be able to attach elbow tissue this day that will look like nipples on her new breasts.

KAREN QUINCY LOBERG/THE STAR Throughout her two years of aggressive treatment for breast cancer, Katy Hadduck has drawn from her faith, family and sense of humor even on this lighter surgical day, August 29; what she expects will be the last day of her reconstructive surgery at Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital.

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KAREN QUINCY LOBERG/THE STAR Throughout her two-year-ordeal with breast cancer Katy Hadduck has been thoughtful of her medical team, baking cookies for them and affixing humorous notes to her body that they discover once she was unconscious in the operating room. On August 29, what was anticipated to be Hadduck's last reconstructive surgery from breast cancer, her team finds a thank you note complete with a photo of her newly born granddaughter.

KAREN QUINCY LOBERG/THE STAR Theresa Stevens, R.N. (left) and Elizabeth Truesdale, surgical technician at Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital, are touched by a note that Katie Hadduck has taped to her torso thanking her surgical team for their care, sharing a photo of her first grandchild. Two years ago Katy Hadduck discovered a lump in her breast followed by aggressive treatments, a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery for breast cancer.

KAREN QUINCY LOBERG/THE STAR Dr. Maggie Kademian (right) prepares the breast area of Katy Hadduck where a section of Hadduck's abdominal layers will be transferred to create reconstructed breasts at Los Robles Medical Center in Thousand Oaks on April 15, 2013.

KAREN QUINCY LOBERG/THE STAR Dr. Maggie Kademian (left) and Dr. James Watson work on the removal of Katy Hadduck's right breast and transference of abdominal layers for double breast reconstruction at Los Robles Medical Center in Thousand Oaks on April 15, 2013.

KAREN QUINCY LOBERG/THE STAR Julie Hadduck (from left), Tyson Hadduck, Jerry Hadduck and Dr. Maggie Kademian gather in the surgical waiting area of Los Robles Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, the day that Kademian removes the right, non-cancerous breast and major reconstruction is done for Katy Hadduck who survives her diagnosis of breast cancer after two years.

KAREN QUINCY LOBERG/THE STAR Dr. James Watson greets Katy and Jerry Hadduck in the recovery area of Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital on August 29 after what they anticipate will be her second-to-last reconstructive surgery from breast cancer.

KAREN QUINCY LOBERG/THE STAR Jerry and Katy Hadduck, of Simi Valley, avid mountain bikers, make a point to pray at the mid-point of their treks. Their prayers include friends, family members, people with breast cancer and those they have not yet met. Two years ago Katy Hadduck discovered a lump in her breast followed by aggressive treatments, a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery for breast cancer.

KAREN QUINCY LOBERG/THE STAR Katy Hadduck and Jerry Hadduck, avid mountain bikers, have reached the top of a rigorous Simi Valley trail in nearly 100-degree temperatures one week after her most recent reconstructive surgery. Two years ago Katy Hadduck discovered a lump in her breast followed by aggressive treatments, a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery for breast cancer.

KAREN QUINCY LOBERG/THE STAR Jerry Hadduck and his wife Katy, of Simi Valley, enjoy time with their first grandchild, Aubrey Rose Hadduck, at the home of their son Tyson and his wife Julie in Van Nuys, CA. Two years ago Katy Hadduck discovered a lump in her breast followed by aggressive treatments, a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery for breast cancer.

KAREN QUINCY LOBERG/THE STAR Katy Hadduck is visited by her church's Life Group and Dr. James Watson at Los Robles Medical Center on Thursday after Dr. James Watson had her admitted for a few days with an outbreak of cellulitis, a potentially deadly infection that Katy had post-operatively once before during her two year experience with breast cancer. Katy and her husband Jerry have been active members of the group leading up to and through her breast cancer days. She returned home to Simi Valley the next day.